They knelt on the seat, and fired deliberately, from Chatterbox Annual (1916), added on 16th Nov 2009
on Nov 16, 2009It’s winter, and the horses are pulling the sleigh over the snow and through the forest, with wolves in hot pursuit. The young pepole (teens?) in the back are firing thri rifles at the wolves.(read more...)...

Decorative initial letter ``K'' from 16th Century, from Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879), added on 15th Nov 2009
on Nov 15, 2009This capital “K” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and features various grotesque faces sti...

Decorative initial letter ``J'' from 16th Century, from Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879), added on 15th Nov 2009
on Nov 15, 2009This capital “J” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is inspired by the 16th century alphabet, but I (Liam) made it from the letter...

Decorative initial letter ``L'' from 16th Century, from Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879), added on 15th Nov 2009
on Nov 15, 2009This capital “L” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and features a painter licking a brush,...

Decorative initial letter ``D'' from 16th Century, from Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879), added on 12th Nov 2009
on Nov 12, 2009This capital “D” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and includes a wood-fire.(read more...)...

Decorative initial letter ``E'' from 16th Century, from Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879), added on 12th Nov 2009
on Nov 12, 2009This capital “E” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and depicts a dragon with wings and a lo...

Decorative initial letter ``F'' from 16th Century, from Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879), added on 12th Nov 2009
on Nov 12, 2009This capital “F” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and shows a bird, perhaps a pigeon or do...

Unicorn with Mane (Monoceros seu Unicornu Jubatus), from A description of the nature of four-footed beasts (1678), added on 5th Nov 2009
on Nov 5, 2009This picture of a unicorn with a mane was engraved on brass and included in the 1678 edition of this book. It is taken from Tab. XI. Monoceros seu Unicornu Iubatus Einhorn mit mahnen. Which is, Unicorn with mane. The maned unicorn is of course today...

289.---Coffin and Grave Clothes., from Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845), added on 4th Nov 2009
on Nov 4, 2009An Anglo-saxon drawing of the raising of Lazarus from the dead (an early account of a zombie in the Bible?), showing the Saxon funeral clothes and coffin. One of the two figures on the left is Jesus.(read more...)...

A Railway Cutting, from Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878), added on 30th Oct 2009
on Oct 30, 2009The engraving shows maybe 20 or more men working on making a railway cutting. In the background men are digging away at the ground; at centre, they lod the dirt onto a railway truck (US: a railroad waggon); a horse waits nearby to drag the full cart...